Born in Schoeneck, she was the daughter of the late David W. Landis and Ada Houck Landis Wingenroth. She was the wife of Richard R. Hess, who passed away in 1988; and Jacob H. Fisher, who passed away in 2001.

Pauline was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Landisville, was active in devotions at St. Anne’s, and was a member of the Mount Joy Leisure Club. In her earlier years, she worked for Charles Chips and later worked at Garvin’s Department Store in Lancaster. Pauline enjoyed traveling all over the United States, visiting friends in Canada, and spent much of her time knitting.